trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
toast; congratulatory cup
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
way of reciting; way of telling a story
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to squeeze out; to wring out
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
order; sequence; procedure
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to